It's the cholesterol, stupid!

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1364-1366

  Roberts, William Clifford ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ROSUVASTATIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77958606999     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.09.022     Document Type: Editorial

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